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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (written by Tim Buckley) (2021)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
05/16 @ Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto
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Melodic death metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2024, bringing Scandinavian melodic death metal to the northernmost reaches of the Finnish metal scene. They blend melody with death metal aggression from the Arctic Circle region.
Madrid's Pimeä Metsä — Finnish for 'dark forest' — brings Viking and folk metal's Scandinavian aesthetic to the heart of Iberia since 2013. Their adoption of Finnish naming reflects a pan-European metal identity that transcends geographic boundaries.
Death metal act from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2025, bringing fresh death metal brutality to the German capital's thriving extreme metal scene. They represent the newest generation of Berlin's underground metal.
Death metal band from Koszalin, Poland, formed in 2018, named after the mythological son of Helios who drove the sun chariot. They bring death metal fire from the Pomeranian coast.
Blackened death metal band from Pisa, Italy, formed in 2014, whose name references the moth family. They bring dark, winged intensity to the Tuscan metal underground.
Death metal and grindcore band from Coburg, Germany, formed in 2007, bringing crude extremity and irreverent energy to the Franconian metal underground. They are a veteran act in the Bavarian grindcore scene.
Paris's Pestiferis emerged in 2021 with a black-death metal hybrid that carries the plague-bearing menace of their Latin name. Their French capital base provides access to a thriving network of extreme metal artists and dedicated underground venues.
Melodic death metal band from Mielec, Poland, formed in 2024, wielding ghostly precision through melodic death metal from the Podkarpacie region. They bring fresh melodic aggression to southeastern Poland.
Death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2026, whose name references ghostly apparitions. They represent the absolute newest wave of Swedish death metal.
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European Metal Index is an index of European heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the European metal scene.